Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

Ramayana: A Divine Drama – Vol. V
They appear like human beings but behave like rakshasas. There
is some contradiction in this situation. Since we have taken the
human form, sacred qualities which are appropriate to a human
being should thrive within us. In words we may say that we are
human beings, that we are devotees, that God in the form of
Atma is present in us, but to put these statements into practice
has become very rare. The first thing we should do in this
context is to correct our practice. Through our efforts, we can
achieve any great thing. The kind of conduct which we accept
and go through in our daily life will only be reflected by our life.
(SSB 1977 p.115-116)
HANUMAN’S ADVICE TO MANDODARI:
Ravana …….ordered that Hanuman’s tail be set on fire after
wrapping it with clothes dipped in oil. …. The tail of Hanuman
was set on fire. Hanuman did not keep quiet. With the burning
tail, he jumped from one building to the other and thus set the
entire city on fire. Beautiful and palatial buildings with precious
stones went up in flames within no time. Even Mandodari’s
palace was engulfed by flames. She came out. People ran helter–
skelter, here and there. Not a single building was spared from the
raging flames. (SSS Vol.42 p.116-117)
Queen Mandodari ......summoned the soldiers guarding the
Palace, and ordered them to give refuge therein to women and
children. She confessed her fears and poured out the grief she
suffered. “Alas! The foolish obstinacy of Ravana is causing the
extinction of the Rakshasa clan. This blow will end only with the
holocaust. I and brother-in-law, Vibhishana advised him a great
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